Closet-seat



W. E. `SLOAN.

CLOSET SEAT. APPLICATION msn MMI. 1913. nsnsweo SEPT. 4, 1919.

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CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I7, 1913. REHEWED SEPT. 4. 1919. l I,337,7 30. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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WILLIAM E. SLOAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOSET-SEAT.

Application med March 17, 191s, serial no. 754,721.

To all LU/tom z5 may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM E. SLoAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Closet-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to closet seats and has for its object to provide a new and improved device of this description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken on line 1 -1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 isa sectional view taken on line 5-5 of F ig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the parts of the hinge.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

As 'illustrated in the drawing, I have shown a seat 1, connected by a suitable hinge to a bowl 2. The parts are arranged so that the seat when released will automatically move upwardly so as to actuate the flush valve associated therewith. As shown in the drawings, the seat 1 is provided with a bracket 3 connected therewith, said bracket having projecting parts 1 which engage a cross piece 5 mounted upon the seat post 6. Mounted upon this cross piece 5 is a sleeve 7 out away at each end to form the shoulders 8. These shoulders are engaged by the projecting parts 1 connected with the seat so that as the seat is moved, the sleeve T will also be rotated. Located between the projecting parts a is a spring inclosing part 9, the front end 19 of which eX- tends around and engages the sleeve 7. The sleeve 7 is provided with a friction piece 11 which engages the front portion 10 when the seat is lifted upwardly so as to cause frietional contact between the sleeve and said portion 19. 1Within the part 9 is a spring 12 which at one end engages a part 13 which in turn engages the sleeve 7. The spring at the other end engages the end piece 14 fixed to the part 9. The spring inclosing part 9 is provided with shoulders 9j and the projecting parts et are provided with opposed shoul- Speciication of Letters Patent.

The operating Patented Apr. 20, 1920. Renewed September 4, 1919. Serial No. 321,658.

ders la arranged to engage the shoulders 9"L so that when the seat is pushed down the engagement of said shoulders causes the spring engaging part 9 to be moved forward so that the front end 10 thereof is moved out of contact with the friction piece 11 as shown in Fig. 5. An operating piece 15 is connected with the part 9 and has at the bottoni a projecting part 16 which fits into a slot 17 in a guiding piece 18y fastened to the seat post. The operating piece 15 is preferably split and is fastened to the part 9 by means of a set screw 19, and is arranged to make contact with a horizontally moving part or push. button 20, which operates a iiush valve 21. This flush valve may be of any suitable construction, but I prefer to use the construction illustrated in my Patent No. 1,111,398, issued October 20th, 1911. part 15 is separate from said horizontally moving part or push button but is adapted to be brought into Contact therewith when the seat is moved to the full line position shown in Fig. 1.

In the particular construction shown the flush valve is arranged so that it does not operate when the push button is released but does operate when the push button is pressed in, thus causing the bowl to beilushed, not when the seat is pressed down but when it is released. lVhen the seat is pressed down the shoulders 1a engage the shoulders 91l thereby moving the part 9 so that the opa erating part 15 moves away from the push button. The spring 12 is now compressed and, since one end engages the part 18, which is prevented from moving by the sleeve` 7 but which slides in the part 9, it will be seen that the part 9 is bodily moved forward, thereby moving it out of contact with the friction piece 11. When the seat is released the spring 12 moves it back to the position shown in full lines in 1, at the same time moving the operating piece 15 toward the push button to actuate it, thereby permitting the valve to act to ilush the bowl, At the same time, the part 9 moves bodily toward the sleeve so that when the seat reaches its normal position as shown in Fig. 1 the friction piece 11 will engage the front part 10. If now the seat its moved upwardly by hand it will be seen that the friction piece 11 moves along the surface of the part 10 and acts to resist movement and, to hold the seat in any position, it may be moved to above the normal position. It will further be seen that when the seat isV pressed down against the bowl, the friction device is not operating and that the friction device remains out of operation while the seat is being moved by the spring 12 back to its normal position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, but that the friction device becomes operative whenany further movement is given the seat so as to hold it in any desired position above the normal position.

I claim:

1. A closet seat device comprising a closet seat, a hinge therefor, a flush valve in proximity to said hinge, an actuating partA for said flush valve, a sliding part, an operating part connected therewith, adapted when moved vin one direction to operate the actuating part of said flush valve, means connected with said hinge for sliding said sliding part in one direction when said seat is moved, and a spring inclosed in said sliding part for sliding it in the opposite direction.

2. A closetseat device comprising a closet seat, a hinge therefor, a flush valve in proximityto said hinge, an actuating part for said flush valve, and a connecting piece between said hinge and said actuating part but separate therefrom, for operating the actuating part when the seat is moved to a predetermined position, said connecting piece. having a horizontal movement, a connection between said connecting piece and said hinge, by means of which the connecting piece is moved in one direction, and a spring inclosed in said connecting piece for moving it in the opposite direction.

3. A closet seat device comprising a seat, a bowl, a hinge for said closet seat, comprising separated projecting parts on the seat, a cross piece with which they are connected,- a flush valve in proximity to saidv seat, alpush button device for actuating said flush valve, a sliding part connected with said cross-piece and located between said separated projecting parts, means for sliding said part back and forth, an operatto a predetermined position,and means forv bringingthe friction device into action after the actuating part has moved to operate the flush valve.

5. A closet seat device comprising a closet seat, a hinge therefor, a spring connected with said seat so -as to move ity away from the bowl a predetermined distance, afriction device associated with said hinge and means for rendering said friction device inoperative while the seat is being moved by said s aring. Y

6. f closet seat device comprising a closet seat, a projecting part connected'therewith,

a cross piece with which said projecting partl is-connected, a sleeve mounted on said-cross piece, a spring inclosing part associated'with said hinge having "a portion in proximity to said sleeve, a frictional connection between the sleeve and said portion, aconnection between said spring inclosing part and the projection on the seat so that when the seat is moved downwardly, the spring inclosing part is moved forwardly to compress the spring and render the friction connection inoperative, and a valveactuating piece connected with said springinclosing part.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 111th day of March 1913.

WILLIAM' E. SIiOAN;

Witnesses:

MINNIE M. LINDENAU, LiLLiAN G. Ross. 

